Matisse's Jazz: Rhythms in Color - Bus Trip to the Art Institute of Chicago!

Join us on Monday, April 13th as we travel to the Art Institute of Chicago to see an engaging exhibit, Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color with the added bonus of seeing the AIC’s newly acquired (and first) Norman Rockwell, The Dugout, an Iconic Painting Featuring the 1948 Chicago Cubs, a generous gift from former governor Bruce Rauner and Diana Rauner.

In the early 1940s, decades into his artistic career, Henri Matisse (1869–1954) turned his focus to a new medium: cut paper. He had become bedridden and unable to paint following an excruciating abdominal surgery, and cut paper allowed him to continue to create in his relatively sedentary state. Encouraged by his friend, the book publisher Tériade (the pseudonym of Stratis Eleftheriades), Matisse furthered his exploration of this new technique. He mined his memories of Parisian music halls, the circus, trips to Tahiti, folktales, and mythology, and produced a series of 20 cut-paper maquettes.

Members: $115; Non-Members: $130

Fee includes continental breakfast at MMAA, Bus trip to Chicago, AIC general admission, special exhibition admission, and a return wine & cheese snack. Lunch is on your own.

Departs MMAA: 9:30 am EST

Departs AIC: 3:30 pm CST

Returns MMAA: 7:15 pm EST

Fees are due upon registration.

Limited seating. Register on-line: midwestmuseum.org/mmaa-store/